Executive Profile*

R. Brad Martin

Lead Director, Chairman of Executive & Risk Committee, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Compensation Committee and Director of First Tennessee Bank National Association, First Horizon National Corporation

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This person is connected to 193 board members in 5 different organizations across 10 different industries.

Background*

Mr. R. Brad Martin is an Advisor at RezVen Partners LLC. Mr. Martin served as Chief Executive Officer at Parisian Inc. Mr. Martin has an industrial experience in retail and focused on chemical and media sector. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Saks Incorporated from 1989 to January 2007. He served as Principal Investor in a group which acquired Proffitt's in October 1984. In June 1989, he joined the management of Proffitt's, Inc. and assumed the ... role of President, and General Merchandise Manager. He serves as the Chairman of RBM Venture Company. He has been an Independent Director of Chesapeake Energy Corporation since June 21, 2012. He serves as a Director of Pilot Corporation. Mr. Martin has been a Director of Dillards, Inc., since 2008 and First Horizon National Corporation since 1994. He serves as Lead Director of First Horizon National Corporation. He has been an Independent Director at FedEx Corporation since September 2011. He serves as a Trustee of American Film Institute. He has been an Adviser and Member of U.S. Advisory Board of CVC Capital Partners Limited since 2008. Mr. Martin serves as a Director of Pilot Travel Centers LLC. He serves as a Director of First Tennessee Bank National Association Bank. Mr. Martin served as the Chairman of Saks Incorporated from 1987 to May 4, 2007. He served as the Chairman and Director of Saks Holdings, Inc. and Parisian Inc. He served as Lead Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc. and served as its Director since March 2007. He served as a Director of Dillard's Inc. from 2008 to May 18, 2013. He served as a Director of Caesars Entertainment Corporation from July 1996 to January 28, 2008 and Ruby Tuesday, Inc. from April 2, 2008 to June 30, 2011. He served as a Director of Saks Incorporated from 1984 to May 4, 2007, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. from November 10, 2006 to May 07, 2009, and Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. since July 1996. Mr. Martin served five terms as a Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and holds the distinction of being the youngest person ever elected to the Tennessee General Assembly. He served on a variety of civic and charitable boards. He served as the President of the student body of the University of Memphis. He is extremely connected in the business community in the Southern United States and has excellent political connections. Mr. Martin holds an M.B.A. degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Memphis.

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